So i found a load of stuff to talk about otherwise about whoopi goldberg:
Whoopi Goldberg, Award Winning Actress, Comedian & TV Talk Show Host
Whoopi Goldberg is an Academy Award Winner (“Ghost,” 1991), a Grammy Award Winner (“Whoopi Goldberg,” 1985), a two time Golden Globe Award winner (“The Color Purple,” 1985 and “Ghost,” 1991), an Emmy Award Winner (as host of AMC’s “Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel,” 2002 and a Daytime Emmy for “The View” in 2009) and a Tony Award Winner (Producer of “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” 2002). She is equally well-known for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of children, the homeless, human rights, education, substance abuse and the battle against AIDS, as well as many other causes and charities. Among her many charitable activities, Whoopi is a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations. Born and raised in New York City, Whoopi worked in theatre and improvisation in San Diego and the Bay Area, where she performed with the Blake Street Hawkeyes theatre troupe. It was there that she created the characters which became “The Spook Show” and evolved into her hit Broadway show, Grammy Award-winning album and the HBO special that helped launch her career. Whoopi made her motion picture debut in Steven Spielberg’s film version of Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple,” for which she earned an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award. Her performance in “Ghost” earned her the Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Whoopi has also appeared in such films as “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Clara’s Heart,” “The Long Walk Home,” “Soapdish,” “The Player,” “Sarafina!,” “Sister Act,” “Made in America,” “Corrina, Corrina,” “Boys on the Side,” “Eddie,” “The Associate” and “Ghosts of Mississippi,” “How Stella Got Her Groove Back,” “Girl, Interrupted,” “Kingdom Come” and “Rat Race.” She has voiced characters in such animated features as “The Lion King,” “Racing Stripes,” “Doogal,” and “Everyone’s Hero.” On television, Whoopi appeared for five seasons on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” co-starred with Jean Stapleton in “Bagdad Café” and hosted her own syndicated late-night talk show. She appeared in the Emmy-nominated HBO drama, “In the Gloaming,” directed by Christopher Reeve, as well as “The Wonderful World of Disney’s Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” and “A Knight in Camelot” and appeared in the mini-series “Alice in Wonderland” and “The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns.” She starred in the NBC sitcom, “Whoopi,” which she executive produced, as well as the television movies, “It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie” and Showtime’s “Good Fences,” which she co-produced with co-star Danny Glover. She produced and appeared on Nick Jr’s “Whoopi’s Littleburg” and recently guest starred opposite Benjamin Bratt in A&E’s “The Cleaner” and currently appears on ABC’s Emmy Award-winning "The View", for which she has won a Daytime Emmy Award.
